Pregnant with Transition
In our Gospel reading for December 20 (Luke 1:39-55), we hear of the meeting of two pregnant women, Mary and her relative Elizabeth. Pregnant women often compare notes, to find…
Learning to Walk in the Dark
Recently, I have been thinking about being in the dark, both the literal darkness of short days and the figurative darkness of uncertainty and worry. That’s because I just read…
Give it up for God
[This sermon was preached on Oct. 11, 2015, at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA] To listen to the sermon on giving up the nonessential in our lives for God,…
Why I Opposed a Commemoration of Franciscan Friar Junipero Serra
As Pope Francis prepares to canonize the Franciscan Friar Junipero Serra, some are protesting and some are celebrating the “first Hispanic saint” of the U.S. As a graduate of Junipero…
Christians without Borders
Between the worldwide refugee crisis and the discussion of U.S. immigration in our presidential debates, we are faced with the question of how we respond to those who cross the borders…
Drinking Our Fill of the Spirit [Text and Video]
“What Jesus means is that to truly have life, we must drink deeply of the life of the Spirit. This means entering fully into the Passion of Life, the struggle for liberation and salvation. Otherwise, this becomes a highly stylized ritual with no real meaning—people drinking from golden goblets in palaces, secure in their privilege.”
Colmándonos de Dios
Cuando yo era niña, a veces mi familia íbamos a la casa de mi abuela en San Francisco. Cuando llegábamos, típicamente mi abuela era en la cocina, preparando una cena…
To follow you must lead; to lead you must follow (sermon video)
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, May 17, 2015) Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 John 17: 6-19 Click here to watch this sermon.
The Empire of Truth (sermon video)
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on Good Friday, 2015] Reading: John 18:28-19:8 Click here to watch this sermon, one of five preached by our clergy staff on Good…
Amistad como la mejor forma de amor
Hoy es el Día de la Madre. Ayer, yo regresé a California después dos semanas a una escuela de idiomas en Costa Rica–justo a tiempo para este día. Hice este…
Christianity Lite? Puhleeeez.
Back in 2003, when I decided to leave the Catholic Church and to be received into the Episcopal Church, people told me that I had chosen “Catholic Lite,” as in “all…
The Earthiness of the Risen Christ (sermon video)
Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on 4/19/2015 (Third Easter) Readings: 1 John 3:1-7 and Luke 24:36-48 Click here to watch a video of this sermon.
Talking to Jesus at Night: A Lenten Meditation
Talking to Jesus at Night Janine Schenone We rarely get glimpses of Jesus at night in the Bible. The two that come to mind are Jesus’ night in Gethsemane before…
Lenten meditation on hope
I have been reflecting a great deal upon hope in this Lenten season. This started when I preached on the second Sunday of Lent about the phrase “hoping against hope”…
Gospel on the Ground 